A tropical storm killed more than 100 people across Central America and tens of thousands were evacuated as mudslides and flash floods swept through homes.

Guatemala was worst hit and was placed under a state of emergency with 82 people confirmed dead, another 53 missing, and 112,000 forced to flee to shelters as Tropical Storm Agatha struck.

At a village in the country's Solola region, a landslide swept away 25 homes killing 15 people, with another 10 missing.

In a separate incident, four children died in a house that was swept away by a landslide in the town of Santa Catarina Pinula, six miles (10km) outside the capital Guatemala City, where mudlides left a huge crater.

The Guatemalan government said more than 36 inches of rain fell in parts of the country and dozens of towns and villages were inaccessible because of roads blocked by debris.

Honduras also declared a nationwide state of emergency after at least eight people were killed by the storm, which also hit El Salvador and southern Mexico.